Star Wars References in WoW and City Guards Have Lightsabers For The Last Jedi

Star Wars: The Last Jedi opens this weekend and Azeroth is filled with references to this galaxy far, far away. In this post, we've rounded up some of the fun Star Wars references in Warcraft like lightsaber transmogs--let us know in the comments if you've found more!\r\rBack when Blizzard added lightsabers to city guards for The Force Awakens, TradeChat made a video highlighting the popular Star Wars references in WoW:\r\r\rThe Force Awakens Event\rFor the release of The Force Awakens in 2015, the guards in Stormwind and Orgrimmar wielded lightsabers for the weekend.\r\rEdit: city guards now have lightsabers on December 15, 2017 to celebrate The Last Jedi.\r\r\r\r\r\r\rQuests and Items\rТрансформатор is a toy you can pick up from Toshley's Station quests. The "technological terror constructs" is a reference to how Vader describes the Death Star once, and "The next best thing to going to the Academy" is a reference to Luke staying behind with Uncle Owen instead of going to the Academy. The quest Спасти преобразователи энергии! also references Luke saying "But I was going into Tosche Station to pick up some power converters!"\rТочи зубы! is another Toshley's Station quest that rewards Виброзаточка, Вибрирующий кинжал, or Вибромеч.\r\rСеребряный Мститель, Длинный меч огненных чар, Пылающий меч Тибу, Клинок волшебства, and Очень легкая сабля are a tribute to the iconic Jedi swords. They can also be transmogged!\rThe low-level class quests for Gnomes reward weapons filled with references: Звезда смерти, Электро-посох, Посох силы, Вибронож.\rMore themed quests include Клыкастые всадники and Путь Кессела. Can you complete it in less than twelve parsecs?\r\rNPCs\rThe Ironforge NPC Зиггс Зажигатель references Biggs Darklighter, wearing a similar orange and white uniform.\rР-3Д0 is a tribute to C-3PO and R2D2. When you speak to him, he'll say "I AM FLUENT IN OVER TWO LANGUAGES: DWARVISH, GNOMISH AND THE VERY COMMON TONGUE OF HUMANS. BUT I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU ARE SAYING."\rМастер клинка Телаамон, a member of the Army of the Light on Krokuun, says "I am one with the Light, the Light is with me," an adaptation of "I am one with the Force, the Force is with me."\r\r\rAchievements\rВсегда хотелось побыть учителем!: "I've been waiting for you, Obi-Wan. We meet again, at last. The circle is now complete. When I left you, I was but the learner; now I am the master."\r\rНе задирай нос: Reference to Han rebuking Luke.\rШтурмовик: Reference to the Empire soldiers that were notoriously bad at aiming.\rЭто ловушка!: Admiral Ackbar's famous warning in Return of the Jedi.\rНенависть ведет к страданию: Reference to Yoda's quote "Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering... I sense much fear in you."\r

Комментарий от SilentStorm182

there is a npc "Revil Krost" that is in the balance druid, unholy death knight, and affliction warlock artifact questline and one of his pissed emotes is \r"I find your lake of faith disturbing"

Комментарий от dihunter

on 2017-12-15T16:00:52-06:00

Принцесса Мойра Бронзобород's (Blackrock Depths version) bikini and buns haircut are obvious references to Princess Leia Organa from Ep 6 and Ep4. And she (Мойра Тауриссан The Council of Three Hammers version) is keeping her haircut until now.\r\rSeveral other female dwarf NPCs have such buns haircut too.\r\rPlayers have also access to this haircut on character creation screen and in barbershop.

Комментарий от dihunter

on 2017-12-15T16:12:25-06:00

Tanaris is reference to Tatooine (desert place, domelike buildings, large skeletons). Racing camp in Shimmering Flats (to the north from Tanaris) in Vanilla was reference not only to Bonneville Speedway but also to Tatooine Boonta Eve Classic Podrace.

Комментарий от Tredain

on 2017-12-15T17:00:51-06:00

is blade of wizardry really a light saber reference? I always thought it was a Thundarr the barbarian reference. I mean, the sun sword is basically a light saber, but I think the graphic and color is meant to be the sunsword (the name as well, since Thundarr frequently fought 'wizards' and technology was generally referred to as magic)

Комментарий от Glockthar

on 2017-12-15T17:45:40-06:00

LOL\r\rYou know you've reached neckbeard prime when you think relevant pop culture references are a sign of a downhill franchise

Комментарий от Serabi

on 2017-12-15T17:46:27-06:00

No mention of Spirit of Redemption having the buff text of "You have become more powerful than anyone can possibly imagine."?

Комментарий от jaq1010

on 2017-12-15T17:55:19-06:00

One past it's prime franchise using pop culture references from another past it's prime franchise. How fitting. Gotta love that "immersion".\r\rObserve the edgelord in his native domain, the comment section of an article on the internet.

Комментарий от Velariana

Observe the edgelord in his native domain, the comment section of an article on the internet.

^Bravo! You, sir, just won the internet for the day.

Комментарий от Ranazox

on 2017-12-15T19:49:32-06:00

A parsec is equivalent to 1.1917X10^13 miles, or 3.086X10^13 kilometers for those of you in Europe. \r\rThe kessle run is 14 parsecs long. \r\rIn order for solo to do it in 12 parsecs, he would have had to go dangerously close to the nearby black hole. \r\rfor those of you that don't already know :)

Комментарий от roweboy

on 2017-12-15T21:06:47-06:00

They forgot the quest I Have a Bad Feeling About This. Maybe not a direct reference but it's said enough in Star Wars to really be the one place you really remember hearing it.

Комментарий от roweboy

on 2017-12-15T21:17:27-06:00

There's at least one Stormwind City Patroller that does not a lightsaber. He wanders around the inner Trade District circle.

Комментарий от axeurol

on 2017-12-15T22:44:24-06:00

Will Illidan say "You are tearing me apart, Tiranda!" and laugh inappropriately at random to celebrate "The Disaster Artist"?